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LIDOCAINE |
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ORDERING INFORMATION: |
Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB2609 Geisinger Epic ID: 42035 | |
SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Serum | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Specimen required: |
1 mL serum | |
Special notes: |
Specimen collected in serum separator tube not acceptable. Collect as trough just prior to next dose. | |
| SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Specimen processing instructions: |
Spin down and aliquot the serum off the cells. | |
Transport temperature: |
Refrigerated. | |
Specimen stability: |
Room temperature: 5 days. Refrigerated: 7 days. Frozen: 30 days. | |
Rejection criteria: |
Specimen collected in serum separator tube not acceptable. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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CPT code(s): |
80176 | |
| Note: The billing party has sole responsibility for CPT coding. Any questions regarding coding should be directed to the payer being billed. The CPT codes provided by GML are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. | ||
Methodology: |
Immunoassay |
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Synonyms: |
Xylocaine Quest test 605 LIDOC
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Clinical significance: |
Lidocaine direct injection or infusion is used in the emergency treatment of ventricular arrhythmias caused by acute myocardial infarction, open-heart surgery. It is also used for topical anesthesia administered as a gel or by injection. Lidocaine levels are monitored to assure adequate therapeutic levels are achieved and to avoid toxicity | |